SHARON — Gaelen Michael Schwindt, 22, passed away unexpectedly in an automobile accident in Sharon on Oct. 3, 2018. The beloved son of Julie Hill Schwindt and Jeffrey T. Schwindt, he was the cherished younger brother of Connor and Brianna Schwindt, and a role model for his very young half-siblings. He was the longtime boyfriend of Emily Andrews.

Sandy was born on June 24, 1959, in Sharon, to Alice (Cookingham) and David Chase.

Sandy’s caring and compassionate demeanor was characteristic of her long career as an ICU nurse, having worked at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., and the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.

Peter was born Aug. 20, 1943, in Reichenberg-Sudetenland. In 1945 his family (mother, grandmother and two brothers) were forced to flee that area relocating to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and making that home.